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The Blessed Birth-day

celebrated in some religious meditations on the Angels Anthem. Lvc. 2. 14. Also holy transportations, in contemplating some of the most obserueable adiuncts about our Saviours Nativity. Extracted for the most part out of the Sacred Scriptures, Ancient Fathers, Christian Poets. And some moderne Approved Authors. By Charles Fitz-Geffry. The second Edition with Additions
Fitz-Geffry, Charles (1575?-1638)

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HOLY TRANSPORTATIONS in contemplating some of the most observable adjuncts of our Saviours Nativity.
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Transportat. I. The season of the Yeare wherein our Saviour was borne: namely in the Winter Solstice or Sun-stead .
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Transportat. II. The time of his birth. By night.
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Transportat. III. On the same subiect.
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Transportat. IV. The place of his Birth. A Stall .
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Transportat. V, On the same argument.
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Transportat. VI. The publishing of his Birth. First vnto Sheepheards.
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Transport. VII. The Publisher of his Birth. A blessed Angel .
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Transport. VIII. On the same subiect.
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Transportat. IX. The Celebration of his birth by a multitude of Angels.
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Transportat. X. The Sheepheards going to Bethlehem to see the Babe.
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Transportat. XI. The starre conducting the Wise-men.
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Transportat. XII. The Wise men bringing their presents.
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Transport. XIII. On the same.
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Transportat. XIV. The Infant sought by Herod to be destroied.
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Transportat. XV. An Apostrophe to the Wise-men.
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Transport. XVI. The Infants slaine.

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Transportat. II. The time of his birth. By night.

The light which shines in darknesse comes by night,
Those who did sit in darknesse to enlight:
What meanes the Day-starre in the night to rise?
To shew that he giues light to blindest eyes.
To shew that he the worlds light is, who may
Turne the most gloomy night to gladsome day.
But why doth truth who never shuns the light
Come as a Theefe, in darknesse of the night?
To make both commings, first, and last, t'agree:
For they who him expect must watchfull bee.
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